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Restaurant fails inspection; 2nd body found in Brockton: 5 top stories last week
BROCKTON − For the second time in two weeks, a body has been found at Brockton's wastewater treatment plant. The family of a missing Brockton man says they've been told the body found at the treatment plant Thursday is his. A popular Easton restaurant failed inspection after a report...
Exit rates at emergency shelters show slight improvement amid ‘huge challenge' of capacity
It was a first for one of the state’s emergency shelters housing migrant families: a family from Haiti moved out of the shelter and into their new home. But thousands still fill the shelters and hundreds more are in need. Recent data for shelter exit rates show slight movement...
New England power grid operators prepare for extreme summer weather
Operators of New England’s power grid say they’re ready for summer and the unpredictable weather it may bring. ISO New England is responsible for keeping the electricity on in the region. They operate the power grid, manage the electricity markets and plan for the future. According to operations...
Rayla Campbell works to be a conservative African American voice in politics
MassLive recently asked readers to identify people they consider Black leaders in Massachusetts, working to make a difference in politics, education, business, the arts or another area of interest. Profiles of these leaders will be published leading up to the Juneteenth holiday on June 19. These are people our readers...
Closings, huge pay raise and a summer bucket list
This is Jen Wagner, executive editor at The Patriot Ledger. Welcome to this week's edition of Your Week on the South Shore. Only for subscribers. As always, be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom of this newsletter for more stories. Thanks for reading and for subscribing. Some...
Average Brockton sewer user would pay $96 more per year if 18% rate hike passes
BROCKTON — Your sewer bill could go up 18% — $96 a year for the average user — under a plan city leaders are considering. Department of Public Works Commissioner Pat Hill asked city councilors for the rate hike on Tuesday. He argued that Brockton's sewer fund, which is supposed to pay for itself, keeps needing bailouts. Currently the account has a $3.5M deficit, Hill said Tuesday.
OPINION: Former superintendent offers thoughts on proposed Proposition 2½ override
On Saturday, June 15, the voters of Braintree will be asked to vote for a Proposition 2½ override to raise$8 million to help fund schools, police, fire and DPW. This request by town officials does not come lightly but is necessary to prevent drastic reductions throughout all departments. The schools alone stand to lose in the vicinity of 90 positions if the override does not pass, along with reductions in police, fire and DPW.
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